Anthony Dirrell ready for a brawl with Mexican tough guy Marco Antonio Rubio
Anthony Dirrell wasn’t fighting a sponge, because we all know that sponges are staunch pacifists. Still, the way the other dude in the ring with him soaked up his punishment and just kept on coming suggested some kind of preternatural absorptive powers.
Peter Quillin lives the dream, buys his mom a house
Quick: What’s the first thing you do when you hit the lottery?
Mouth for war: How Paulie Malignaggi became one of boxing’s most in-demand analysts
Paulie Malignaggi’s voice is like a see-through dress: It hides nothing while revealing just about everything.
Ring rebirth: Anthony Dirrell helps break in the new digs of the legendary Kronk Gym
Anthony Dirrell’s voice rises in unison with the temperatures he’s speaking of. “It was a fire pit down there. Oh my god!” he exclaims of a jalapeno-hot boxing heaven that felt closer to hell. “One of the hottest gyms I ever trained at. It was burning up.”
Lamont Peterson looks to get back in the win column against Felix Diaz
The beard is back in town.
Julian Williams puts unbeaten record on the line vs Luciano Cuello in 154-pound showdown
Every boxer who makes the transformation from amateur to pro does so with the exact same game plan: win, win again and win some more.
Jorge Lara overcomes troubled past to find solace—and success—in the ring
Jorge Lara fights as if his life depends on it. Because it has.
Despite big payday, Leo Santa Cruz has no intention of living the life of luxury
Leo Santa Cruz is shaking us awake from our caviar dreams.